Elastic Parameters of Brittle, Elastic Solids Containing Slits — Critical State

The present study focuses on the determination of the critical density of rectilinear slits in a two-dimensional elastic continuum. The critical slit density was deter mined using the percolation theory for several different distributions of damage. The derived results were subsequently discussed in terms of the phase transition indicating some as yet unresolved and not entirely understood aspects of the theory.